The Microcredentials Partnership of States (MPOS), led by DigiLEARN (Digital Learning Institute), is a collaborative multistate effort to identify opportunities and address challenges related to educator micro-credentialing across states, and to develop policy recommendations to support consistency in implementation.

The Partnership’s goal is to develop policy recommendations that support states’ ability to consistently implement micro-credentials as part of high-quality state systems of education and, ultimately, improve teaching and learning in schools.

Four states participate in MPOS:

• Arkansas
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Wyoming

The MPOS released the "Quality Assurance Standards for MicroCredentials" in late 2022— a resource for educators, school districts, and state leaders to use as they incorporate microcredentials into systems of professional learning and licensure. The Quality Assurance Standards for Microcredentials are in a pilot process for validation. School districts and states are encouraged to use the tools within the report and assist DigiLEARN, the lead intermediary for this effort, with its validation process.

A number of national partners and advisors guide MPOS work:

• Research Triangle Institute (RTI International)
• New America
• Learning Forward
• Digital Promise
• BloomBoard
• Learning Policy Institute
• National Education Association (NEA)
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Funders

• Carnegie Corporation
• NEA
• Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

Resources

Micro-Credential Partnership of States - digiLEARN